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Lisa Vanderpump doesn’t think so Vanderpump Villa A lot will be lost with Dakota Mortensen being written off from the upcoming season of the show.
The former Beverly Hills housewife said the people on Friday after news was revealed that Mortensen “didn’t really have a big story” in the series and that his exclusion from episodes “didn’t impact the story.”
“We didn’t want to highlight something that was so controversial when we have so much great content,” Vanderpump said. “Our show is ready to go. Obviously we don’t want to do anything too major at this stage of the game, but it’s ready to go.”
Mortensen is not a full-time cast member Vanderpump Villabut was scheduled to make a guest appearance alongside the men of “DadTok,” also known as ex-husbands and wives. the The secret life of Mormon wives He slanders. It’s unclear how many episodes their journey will take, though Mortensen is done Vanderpump Villa It was a talking point in the fourth season of Mormon wives.
He allegedly hooked up with a staff member during the luxury trip, causing a massive row with Taylor’s ex-girlfriend Frankie Paul. Elsewhere, Jordan Ngatekura will meet Marciano Brunet, with whom his wife Jessie Draper was having an affair. It’s time for Mortensen Vanderpump Villa It was teased to be a standout story during Mormon wives Season 4, becoming a plot point in the final series due to Paul’s reaction when he learned of his alleged affairs.
However, Vanderpump said Mortensen had “a short story about an interaction with someone else, and we cut that back because of the controversy.”
“We have a lot of feel-good factors and a lot of story content anyway,” she added. “The visuals are beautiful, the stories are complex. There’s a lot of humor in it, there’s a lot of funny and sexy timing and it’s a great show. It’s great entertainment.”
Hollywood Reporter It was confirmed on Friday that Mortensen has been written out of Season 3 amid an ongoing domestic violence investigation into his former partner W.K Mormon wives Paul the star. Before it is cut, Vanderpump Villa Alex Cooper’s new YouTube reality show has faced backlash over Mortensen’s casting and decisions not to cut him from content, as ABC pulled Paul’s season from Bachelorette.
Season 22 of the veteran reality dating show was pulled after a video leaked depicting the domestic violence incident that led to her 2023 arrest that involved Mortensen.
On Monday, March 16, the fifth season of the series was announced Mormon wives Filming was temporarily halted amid an alleged domestic incident in February between Paul and Mortensen. A spokesman for the Draper City Police Department said the people That there is an “open domestic assault investigation” involving Paul and Mortensen. They noted that “allegations have been made in both directions” and “interested parties have been contacted.” [Feb.] 24 and 25.”
A few days later, on Thursday, March 19, a video of the events leading up to Paul’s pre-2023 arrest was leaked, showing the reality star throwing barstools at Mortensen while her daughter was present. Hours later, ABC pulled Season 22 of Bachelorettethree days before the scheduled premiere on March 22.
One day later, on Friday, March 20, NBC News obtained audio of the March 7 Zoom call with Mormon wives The cast and three Disney executives expressed concerns about continuing the series with Paul amid the investigation.
Production company on Mormon wivesJeff Jenkins Productions, in association with 3BMG and Walt Disney Television Alternative, launched its own separate police investigation, which is ongoing. THR It was previously reported that production on season 5 will remain on hold until the investigation into the production is completed. There is also a third alleged domestic violence incident currently under investigation, which also involves Paul and Mortensen.
